While you can search the Register without having to register and login, you will need to create an account to:

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Register new tartan designs

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Request threadcount information

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Receive notification of all new registered tartan designs and other news updates

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Manage your account details

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Request official amendments

How to apply to register a tartan

To apply to register a tartan, you need to have designed a unique tartan for which you must provide a threadcount, an image and a proposed tartan name. We strongly advise you to submit an application to register your tartan before having it woven to ensure it meets the criteria for registration.

Criteria for registration

a new tartan must meet the definition of tartan contained in the Scottish Register of Tartans Act (2008)
it must be a new design, unique to the Register, and
there must be a clear link between the person registering the tartan and the proposed tartan name.

The application for registration fee of £70 (exempt from VAT) must accompany your application. This fee is non-refundable. Please see Fees for full details of the registration fee, other charges and methods of payment.

The following guidance summarises the application process. For more detail, please use the links at the foot of the page.

Application process

1. You need to set up a free user account with the Register, Sign Up. You will need to provide a user name and contact details, including a unique email address, nominate a security question, and set a password.

3. Complete the application form as fully as possible – see further details on the information required below. You must provide a threadcount for, and image of, your tartan, and a proposed tartan name.

4. You will need to attach an electronic image of your tartan to the application. If you do not have an electronic image of your tartan, you will need to print the application form and submit it by post with a photograph or woven sample of the tartan, and the registration fee.

5. It is essential to have appropriate authority for the proposed name of your tartan and you will need to attach evidence of this authority to the application form - see further details on the authority required below.

6. Once you have completed the application form you will be automatically re-directed to Worldpay to make payment of the non-refundable application for registration fee. Please ensure that having entered your card details and made payment of the registration fee, that you return to the application process to finally submit your application.

7. After payment has been successfully completed, your application will be automatically submitted to the Register. It will be assessed against the criteria for registration set out in the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008.

8. Please allow four weeks for your application to be processed.

9. If Tartan Register staff have any queries about your application, they will contact you by phone or email.

10. If your tartan meets the criteria for registration then it will be included on the Register and a certificate of registration will be sent out to you.

For detailed guidance on the different elements of the application, please use the appropriate links below.